Setting Up an Enterprise

A TIBCO ActiveMatrix® enterprise consists of a TIBCO ActiveMatrix® Administrator Server, one or more TIBCO Hosts, and one or more ActiveMatrix nodes either on a single machine or spread across multiple machines. This section explains what you need to set up an enterprise on a single machine or on multiple machines.

Depending on the type of installation required, you need to meet the installation requirements and pre-requisites summarized below:

A Trial, Demonstration, or Educational Installation

This is the simplest configuration with minimal dependencies, a single user and on a single machine. You need:
  • An EMS server instance dedicated to the ActiveMatrix installation.
  • To meet installation requirements given in the Installation Requirements section.
  • Install the product software on disk.
  • Run TIBCO Configuration Tool, choosing an Express Configuration to create ActiveMatrix Administrator using the built-in HSQLDB database.
  • Start TIBCO Business Studio to develop ActiveMatrix composite applications.
  • Use http://localhost:port/amxadministrator to connect to ActiveMatrix Administrator.

A Development, or Integration Test installation

This is a robust set up with multiple users, multiple developers on one or more machines. Typically you will have multiple ActiveMatrix developers using the TIBCO Business Studio developing applications locally, but deploying their applications for testing to a central ActiveMatrix Administrator Server accessible to all the developers.

On the developer machines, you will need:
  • To meet installation requirements given in the Installation Requirements section.
  • Install the product software on disk, choosing TIBCO Business Studio component.
  • Start TIBCO Business Studio and develop ActiveMatrix composite applications.
On the ActiveMatrix Administrator machine, you need:
  • An EMS server instance dedicated to the ActiveMatrix installation.
  • A database server such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and so on with some pre-requisites met.
  • To meet installation requirements given in the Installation Requirements section.
  • Install the product software on disk.
  • Run TIBCO Configuration Tool, choosing the following sequence of workflows:
    • Configure Third-party Driver
    • Create ActiveMatrix Administrator Server
    • (optional) Create TIBCO Host instance
    • Connect to http://<admin-machine>:port/amxadministrator, creating new user accounts as needed for each developer.
Then on TIBCO Business Studio, developers can register http://<admin-machine>:port/amxadministrator as the deployment server and directly deploy applications developed in TIBCO Business Studio.

A Staging, Pre-Production, or Production Installation

This is a robust set up with multiple users, fault-tolerant ActiveMatrix Administrator, multiple TIBCO Hosts on one or more machines.